Monday 27 October 2014

inspiration

been looking for some inspiration on how to proceed with he build when i found the website cardomain.com. found some interesting work done by other people using the same car as me. so im posting a link for you to see what i found.
http://www.cardomain.com/makemodel/1994/hyundai/scoupe/ls-coupe-2d/

Saturday 18 October 2014

Steering wheel

just posting a video i took of the installation for you guys please enjoy.

Aftermarket steering wheel

Hey guys,
Just got the parts to install an aftermarket steering wheel. Bought the parts online at ebay, it was originaly a kit which came with the steering wheel and the boss kit. But the boss kit did not fit my car so I had to but another one. Planing to sell the old one if anyone interested.
So for those of you not familiar with what a boss kit is. It's just an adapter that is bolted on to your steering column to allow you to attach an aftermarket steering wheel.  How ever most manufacturers make there steering column in different sizes so you need to find the right one for your car's make or brand. Cause its not easy having all the parts to a project ready to go and have to wait for a next part to ship in. So for now bye will uplaod a video later on the installation.
See ya

Thursday 16 October 2014

Back bumper acquired

Hi all,
I received a tip from a fellow user on the popular trinidadian auto forum, trinituners.com. the individual told me that the bumpers from the Nissan B14 can fit on the hyundai scoupe.
Based on this tip I headed down to a nearby foreign used parts place, where I was able to pick up a B14 rear bumper for $400.
Sadly I did not have any transport to get it home so I had to walk over 5km. While the bumper was not heavy being made primarily out if ABS plastic. After a while of walking it became a little dificult to find a good grip. Walking down the road I got a lot of funny looks from people driving by, probably wondering what this boy doing with this bumper.
But all is good I got the bumper home and cleaned it up using purple blaster to remove the built up road sludge and dirt and will be installing it soon, so stay tuned.
See ya

Saturday 4 October 2014

Suspension replacement

Hey guys, just posting some pics of some work I did earlier. One of the problems I noticed about the car earlier on, was that it made a funny banging sound when weight was added to the back of the car. Upon inspection I realized it was actually the muffler came lose and was in the way of the wheel. 
After fixing this I decide to check the suspension, which was my original goal. One way to test your suspension is to take it out and compress ir with your hand and see if it returns to its normal lenght if it does its fine, if it takes a while or doesn't at all its probably damaged.
Over its lifetime the oil seal in the suspension get worn out  or damaged and the suspension requires replacment. And at a cost of $600 each it was not cheap. But thats the price of a comfortable ride. 

Temporary air conditioner

Sorry for the lack of posts this week guys. Got really sick this week and the medication I was taking, made me very drowsy.

But here is a quick sneek preview of what im will be up to. I finally got my blower fan blade or what some would call a squirrel cage wheel, from ebay. Going to hook it up to an old radiator fan motor, to create a powerful fan.

Im planning on placing it where the original ac blower used to fit to make use of the ventilation pipes running under the dashboard.  So I wil have a make shift system till I get around to replacing it.